Based on the latest research about how children learn, this book helps teachers make their classrooms into creative spaces that facilitate teaching and learning. Geared toward showing teachers how to...

Examines how school designs can facilitate learning by offering environments that complement the way students actually learn. Discusses mechanisms for learning and ways that learning can be supported...

This article compares the messages contained in the physical environments of early childhood classrooms in Reggio Emilia, Italy, with typical early childhood settings in Canada and the United States...

Discusses the psychology of color, color recommendations for classrooms, the effect of various colors on mood and concentration, and opportunities for adjusting classroom color through furniture and...

Advises functional over aesthetic color choices in school furnishings. The effect of various colors on different age groups are described, along with issues such as eye strain, wayfinding, over- and...

Offers factual and hypothetical observations on the influence of color in life. Explores the biological, visual, emotional, aesthetic, and psychic responses to color. The discussions are supported by...

This intensive research study utilized a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design to investigate the effects of full-spectrum light, prescribed color and light/color combinations, ultra...

This book is a comprehensive, illustrated guide to specifying color schemes for interiors. Coverage ranges from the basic principles of color to the effect of color on the human psyche. Pages 174-175...

This web site provides some starting points for an exploration of color, approaching it from several disciplines: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art. An extensive section of resources lists...